DIFC Annual Return
What this filing is, when it is due, and who has to file it for a United Arab Emirates company. LawDep tracks every deadline on an auto-rolling compliance calendar and prepares the filing before you submit it.
Annual
How often it recurs
DIFC Registrar
DIFC Companies Law (DIFC Law No. 5 of 2018)
On/before 31 Dec each year
Deadline rule
What is the Annual Return filing?
DIFC Annual Return is a annual compliance filing that a United Arab Emirates company files with DIFC Registrar. It is due On/before 31 Dec each year. The filing is governed by DIFC Companies Law (DIFC Law No. 5 of 2018).
Typical evidence required
- return submitted
Who files it
This filing applies to difc entities. LawDep applies it to the right entity types automatically, so a filing for one subsidiary never lands on the wrong one.
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